新西兰英语 214 World Cup Soccer

　　Nearly¹ everyone living² in New Zealand must know about the All Whites win against³ Bahrain on Saturday evening. The stadium⁴ in Wellington, which holds 32,000 people, was⁵ full. About half a million⁷ people watched the game live on Sky and another 300,000 watched it later⁸ in the evening. It was a very exciting time for New Zealand as⁶ the All Whites will now play in the World Cup in South Africa in June next year. This will be the first time for 28 years that New Zealand has had⁹ a team in the Soccer World Cup.
The win also brings about $10m from FIFA. New Zealand will probably¹⁰ use the money for a full-time¹¹ coach¹² for the All Whites and for the development¹³ of young players¹⁴. Perhaps¹⁵ some of the money will be used¹⁶ to keep New Zealand players here instead¹⁷ of overseas¹⁸. In the team which played on Saturday, only six members live in New Zealand at the moment. The others¹⁹ play for teams in Australia or the UK but they return²⁰ when the All Whites need them.
World Cup games will be held in nine cities in South Africa. The stadiums are very big. The biggest stadium, which is in Johannesburg, has 94,700 seats²². The second biggest, in Cape²³ Town, has 70,000 seats. Anyone²⁴ who wants to buy tickets for games in the World Cup can expect²⁵ to pay²⁶ US$80 for the cheapest ticket to one of the first games and US$900 for a really good seat²¹ at the finals²⁷.

1 nearly   

adv.将近，几乎，差不多

参考例句：

• I nearly missed the bus.我险些错过了公交车。
• It is nearly two years since I came here.我来这儿快两年了。

2 living   

adj.活的，活着的，现存的；逼真的，一模一样的；生活的，维持生活的；n.生活，生计

参考例句：

• Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.现今谋生很容易。
• I'll never forget that as long as I am living.这事我至死也不会忘记。

3 against   

prep.与…对抗；对着

参考例句：

• You're against the traffic rules.你违反了交通规则。
• Are you for or against?你是赞成还是反对？

4 stadium   

n.露天大型运动场

参考例句：

• The new football stadium can hold eighty thousand people.新的足球场可以容纳八万人。
• The stadium is being used for a match.那个露天运动场正在进行一场比赛。

5 was   

v.(is,am的过去式)是，在

参考例句：

• He said he was right.他说他是正确的。
• He was cold and hungry.他又冷又饿。

6 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

7 million   

num.百万，100万；n.无数，大众

参考例句：

• I've seen it a million times.我在书上看过无数遍了。
• What will you do if you had a million dollars?如果你有一百万美元，你会干什么？

8 later   

adv.过后，后来；adj.以后的，更后的，较晚的

参考例句：

• He didn't turn up until half an hour later.半小时后他才出现。
• This part of the hospital was built on later.医院的这个部分是后来增建的。

9 had   

vbl.have的过去式和过去分词；conj.有

参考例句：

• I just had a good idea!我有个好主意！
• The boy had a small branch of a tree in his hand.这个男孩手上拿一条小树枝。

10 probably   

adv.大概，或许，很可能

参考例句：

• Next year I shall probably be looking for a job. 明年我很可能找份工作。
• We're going on holiday soon,probably next month.我们很快要去度假了，可能是下个月。

11 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。

12 coach   

n.大巴，教练；(火车)客车车厢，四轮马车，经济舱；vt.训练，指导；vi.训练，指导

参考例句：

• The coach is full of elderly ladies.客车上坐满了老太太。
• The coach plays better than players.教练比运动员打得好。

13 development   

n.发育，成长；发展，进展；发达；开发

参考例句：

• We shall follow closely the development of the situation.我们将密切注意形势的发展。
• This is the late development of science.这是科学的新发展。

14 players   

n.演员( player的名词复数 )；演奏者；（商业或政治方面的）参与者；游戏者

参考例句：

• one of the all-time great players 历来最杰出的选手之一
• The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary. 看来这个队的队员完全是随意选定的。

15 perhaps   

adv.也许，可能

参考例句：

• Perhaps it will rain in the afternoon.下午可能有雨。
• Perhaps I can help you.也许我能帮帮你的忙吧。

16 used   

adj.用旧了的，旧的；习惯于…；过去惯/经常

参考例句：

• I used to work until nearly 6:00 o'clock each day.我过去常常工作到6:00左右。
• He used to walk anywhere from two to five miles an hour.他过去经常一小时走二至五英里。

17 instead   

adv.代替；顶替

参考例句：

• She decided to leave here on Sunday instead of Monday.她决定星期日而不是星期一离开这里。
• Will you go to the party instead of me?你替我赴宴好吗？

18 overseas   

adj.海外的；adv.在海外

参考例句：

• Her man has been sent overseas by his employers.她的丈夫已被雇主派往海外。
• Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

19 others   

prep.(pl.)另外的人

参考例句：

• Learning from others is important.向别人学习很重要。
• She is always ready to help others.她总是乐于助人。

20 return   

vi.返回，回来；送还；回复，恢复；vt.归还，送还；n.返回，归来；偿还，归还；回复

参考例句：

• I'll return at 10 this evening.我今晚十点回来。
• I often return in dreams to my hometown.我常常在梦中回到我的故乡。

21 seat   

n.座，座位，位子，席位；所在地；vt.使坐下，使就座，设座于

参考例句：

• Go back to your seat.回到你的坐位去。
• Which seat do you prefer?你更喜欢哪个位置？

22 seats   

n.席位( seat的名词复数 )；（活动、机构等的）中心；所在地；有…座位的v.使就座( seat的第三人称单数 )；使就职；使获得座位（或席位）；可容纳若干座位

参考例句：

• We have provided seats for the convenience of our customers. 为方便顾客我们备有座位。
• When the doors opened, there was a mad dash for seats. 门一开，人们便疯狂地朝座位奔去。

23 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

24 anyone   

pron.(=everybody)任何人

参考例句：

• Anyone who wants to can join.愿意的都可以参加。
• Have you got anyone to speak for you?你找到人代表你们发言了吗？

25 expect   

vt.预期，期待，料想

参考例句：

• Don't expect me to run after you all your life.别指望我伺候你一辈子。
• Don't expect too much of his idea.不要对他的主意期望过高。

26 pay   

v.付钱；n.付钱；薪金

参考例句：

• How much did you pay?你付了多少钱？
• His pay is below the average.他的工资低于一般水平。

27 finals   

[体]决定性的比赛

参考例句：

• Cage is studying for the English finals. 凯奇正在准备英语期终考试。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Our team just scraped into the semi-finals. 我们的队勉强挤进半决赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》